Festivals

Of
INDIA

Types of Festivals

Festivals are of 3
types .

They are National

Festival,

Religious Festival
Harvest Festival.

National Festivals

Festivals which are

celebrated by the
entire nation are
called national
festival.

They are

Republic Day

Independence Day

Gandhi Jayanti

Independence Day

India became
independent on 15th
August, 1947 .

So the
independence day is
celebrated on 15th
August.

The Prime Minister

of our country hoists
the flag at Red Fort
in Delhi and gives a
speech.

Republic Day

India became a
democratic
republic on 26
January, 1950. we
celebrate it as
Republic Day.

The main function

is held at Rajpath .

A special pared is
taken out by the
armed forces.

Gandhi Jayanti

Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi
is better known as
Mahatma Gandhi.

He is also known as
the Father Of The
Nation.

Religious Festivals

India is a land of
many religions.

So, we have many

religious festivals that
are celebrated with
joy across the country.

Few of them are

Christmas, Diwali, Holi
Dusshera, Durga
Puja,
Rakshabandhan, and
many more.

Diwali

Diwali is known as the

festival of lights.

It is celebrated because
on this day Lord Rama
returned home to
Ayodhya after 14 years
in exile.

People Decorate their

homes so that God
Lakshmi come to their
house.

People also burst

crackers because Diwali
is the festival of light.

Holi

Holi is the festival

of colors.

It is celebrated
mostly in North
India.

People all over

India celebrate this
festival by playing
colors, sand and
give sweets to
relatives, and many
more.

Dussehra

The festival is
celebrated as the
day on which Lord
Rama killed
Ravana .

It is also known as
Vijayadashami.

Durga Puja

In West Bengal,
Durga Puja is
celebrated with
great pomp and
show.

Goddess Dugra is
worshipped for the
three days.

Christmas

Christmas is
celebrated by
Christian because
Jesus Christ was
born on this day in
Bethlehem.

Christmas is
celebrated on 25th
December .

A special kind of
decorated tree,
known as
Christmas Tree is
put up in homes.

Id-ul-Fitr

Muslims celebrate
Id-ul-Fitr and Id-ulZuha .

During the month

of Ramzan,
Muslims fast from
sunrise to sunset.

Harvest Festival

Harvest is an
important activity
in our country.

It is the time when

a crop is sown by
the is ready for
reaping are called
Harvest Festival.

Bihu

Bihu is the harvest

festival of Assam.

Special Bihu
dances are
performed across
the state.

Pongal

Pongal is the
harvest festival of
Tamil Nadu.

It is a three day
festival.

Onam

Onam marks the

celebration of
season in Kerala.

Special dishes are

prepared and
served on banana
leaves.

Baisakhi

It is celebrated on
13th April every
year.

The festival is
mainly celebrated
in North India,
particularly in
Punjab and
Himachal Pradesh.